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About Sukhsan Village

Sukhsan is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,690, made up of 10,258 males and 9,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1316 hectares hectares.

Sukhsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukhsan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Area (hectares) 1316 hectares
Population 19,690
Male Population 10,258
Female Population 9,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sukhsan compares

By the 2011 count Sukhsan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 1316 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sukhsan

Sukhsan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukhsan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sukhsan from other places

Sukhsan lies about 5.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Katihar Junction, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sukhsan
District headquarters Katihar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Katihar Junction 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barari 15 km

Villages closest to Sukhsan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sukhsan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukhsan village had a population of 19,690. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Sukhsan village has 10,258 males and 9,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukhsan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Sukhsan covers 1316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sukhsan falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sukhsan is Katihar Junction, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sukhsan.

Sukhsan is about 5.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukhsan is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Katihar is about 5.4 km away. Katihar Junction is about 5.8 km away. Barari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhasan Milik (under 2 km), Azampur Shankar (1.8 km) and Azampur Shankar Milik (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sukhsan today is likely to be higher.

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